5 ways to hear God’s voice

July 3, 2025

I’m a Christian and I want to hear God’s voice daily, I want his direction in my life, but often it can be hard to know how to hear his voice. In this blog I want to share with you 5 ways you can hear God’s voice. Let’s begin…

#1 – Read the Bible

If you continue reading you will see that the other 4 ways of hearing God’s voice can potentially be misleading, if not done with caution. But reading the Bible is not misleading, what you read is what you get. You receive God’s wisdom and direction through every word and on every page. Many Bible’s have sections devoted to marriage, insecurity, guilt, shame etc. Whatever you need wisdom on, you can turn directly to a verse or two which will bring wisdom and knowledge. I try to read God’s word daily, as I want to hear his voice daily, and this is the easiest way for me to hear him. You can click here to read my blog on ‘Tips on how to read the Bible’ if you want some advice on where to begin.

#2 – Through prayer

If you’re a born again Christian you believe in the trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit allows us to verbally communicate with God and to receive his wisdom. Prayer is a wonderful way to experience God personally, and to hopefully receive guidance on how to handle a specific situation you’re experiencing. I remember being in a really challenging situation, I prayed to God and experienced immense peace. I remember laughing so loud, when my situation was actually very depressing. The Holy Spirit has a powerful way to intercede, I like to think it’s this inner compass directing me what to do and what to say in my life.

#3 – Through community

Have you ever had a fellow Christian come up to you and say ‘I heard God say…’?. Sometimes when we’re experiencing a situation ourselves it’s difficult to see the wider picture. However an outsider often can receive guidance on our behalf, and through being open and willing to listen to them, you could be receiving wonderful insight from God. One important thing I will say, is that people are still human. Sometimes people can manipulate us and use the supposed voice of God to lead us down a dangerous path. Or maybe they think they did hear from God, and so what they’re saying is well intended, but it’s actually not what God wants for you. My advice when receiving input from other people is to read the Word to see if it lines up with scripture, to pray yourself about what they’ve shared, and finally to speak to trusted mentors for their wisdom.

#4 – Through worship & creation

Often it’s in those moments of silence when we’re on a beautiful walk, or during those loud worship sessions at Church that we feel God close to us. I remember attending a Youth conference, I had my arms raised worshiping God and I felt so convicted. At the time I was in a relationship with a non Christian, and I was living a life that God didn’t want for me. I remember crying my eyes out in that time of worship as I knew I had to end that relationship. I also remember being on a walk the other day with my husband, looking around at the beautiful trees and thinking ‘I need to stop over thinking life and start enjoying it’. Both worship and creation have one thing in common, they take you out of your every day life and give you a new perspective. If you’re struggling to hear from God, I’d encourage you to put on your walking shoes and go on a walk for an hour, in a quiet still place and be expectant to hear from God.

#5 – Willingness to listen and to be obedient

I want to share one final tip, often God is speaking to you and you’re choosing to ignore what he’s saying. Or maybe you hear what he’s saying, but instead you walk in a different direction. God is not on the sideline shouting at us, if we chose not to listen and to walk away, then God will accept that is our choice. Yes he will always keep fighting for us, because he loves us more than we’ll ever know, but he is not a forceful God. So therefore to hear him we need to be in a position to have an open heart. I’d like to say I returned from that Youth conference and ended that toxic relationship. Instead I moved in with my ex boyfriend two months later, and didn’t end the relationship for another 6 months. I heard from God, but I wasn’t obedient to him. We may have that inner compass, but it’s not a rudder steering us in the right direction, it’s up to us to make the right step, in the right direction.

I hope this blog has been helpful, I hope you get to experience the voice of God, the guidance of God this week. I’d also encourage you to speak with your church leader if you need extra support in this area.

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